MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS
The 2013-14 Chattanooga Cross Country and Track Media Guide is a publication of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Athletics and
the Office of Athletics Communications. The guide was written and designed by Anne Wehunt, Assistant Director Athletics Communications. Editorial and
design assistance by Assistant Athletics Director for Communications and Media Relations Jay Blackman, Assistant Director Jim Horten and Communications
Graduate Assistant Tyler Brown. Special thanks to cross country and track and field Head Coach Bill Gautier, and Assistant Coach Patrick Hall. Photos by David
Humber, Dr. Mike Jones, Anne Wehunt, WG Sports Photography and Sideline Sports.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/ Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.
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CHATTANOOGA
THE UNIVERSITY

AQUATICS & RECREATION CENTER

If you look around the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, you will find a message chiseled for eternity into the stone of our
structures.
“We Shall Achieve”
A bold commitment that guides us in everything we do, and tells the world
what to expect from our campus. At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, we achieve, and so will you.

JOHNSON & OBEAR
APARTMENTS

Achieving a goal doesn’t always come easy. UTC students are challenged
through a rigorous liberal arts based general education and state-of-the-art
curricula in their majors. Our faculty members hold world-class credentials
in teaching, research and creative endeavors and pass this experience to
students. Tutoring and other academic support assist student success. Your
future is worth the effort.

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CHATTANOOGA
THE UNIVERSITY

FAST FACTS

Founded..................................1886
Enrollment............................ 11,660
Undergraduate................... 10,159
Graduate..............................1,501
Chancellor................. Dr. Steve Angle
Degree Programs..........................91
Certificate.................................19
Baccalaureate...........................50
Master’s....................................18
Specialist’s..................................1
Doctorate....................................3
Avg. Undergrad Age...................22.0
Website................................UTC.edu
Phone......................(423) 425-4111
UTC is one of the fastest growing
campuses in Tennessee, with enrollment
surpassing 11,000 in 2011. Here are
some of the significant opportunities UTC
has to offer:
• UTC was the only public university in
Tennessee—and one of only three in
the South—selected as a U.S. News
and World Report Best Value and ranked
in the Top Tier of Regional Master’s
Universities in the South.
• Named to the 2013 President’s Higher
Education Community Service Honor
Roll with Distinction, UTC is one of only
100 schools selected for this designation
based on commitment to volunteering,
service-learning, and civic engagement.
• UTC joins Purdue, Southern California,
Stanford and Duke as one of the top 25
schools in SuperScholar’s Smart Choice
for online Engineering Management
degrees.
• The Princeton Review selected UTC College
of Business as one of 294 outstanding
institutions featured in the 2012 edition
of The Best 294 Business Schools.
• UTC College of Business was ranked
among the best Undergraduate Business
Schools by Bloomberg Businessweek.
• Designated a 2013 Military Friendly
School, UTC is in the top 15 percent of
institutions nationally for veterans.
• Named a 2013 College of Distinction,
UTC is honored for student engagement,
great teaching, vibrant communities, and
successful outcomes.

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CHATTANOOGA
THE SCENIC CITY

• You will be impressed by Chattanooga’s revitalized Riverfront that includes a
10-mile Riverwalk; The Passage, a celebration of Chattanooga’s Native American
heritage and the Chattanooga Pier.
• Cruise down the Tennessee River aboard the Southern Belle Riverboat and see
why Chattanooga is nicknamed the “Scenic City of the South” or take the River
Gorge Explorer for a view of “Tennessee’s Grand Canyon”.
• Take a walking tour of the charming Bluff View Arts District with its shops,
restaurants and the Hunter Museum of American Art.
• The Walnut Street Bridge, connecting the Bluff View Arts District and downtown
with the North Shore District and Coolidge Park, is one of the longest pedestrian
bridges in the world.

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CHATTANOOGA
THE SCENIC CITY

FAST FACTS

Founded........................................ 1838
City Population......................... 170,138
Metro Area Population.............. 533,372
Altitude (Downtown)....................675 ft.
Avg. Temp. (Apr.-Sept.)............... 83.8 (F)
Avg. Temp (Oct.-Mar.)................. 59.3 (F)
Time Zone...................................Eastern
Size..........................................135 sqm.
• Chattanooga is the fourth Largest City
in Tennessee.
• The Chattanooga Bakery is the home of
the Moon Pie.
• Actor Samuel L. Jackson grew up in
Chattanooga where he attended
Riverside High School.
• Discover the Tennessee Aquarium
with its two underwater worlds: River
Journey and the new Ocean Journey.
You will see tiny seahorses, impressive
Beluga sturgeon, fierce sharks and
playful otters.
• Visit Rock City where you can see seven
states from one spot.
• Located more than 1120 feet beneath
the surface, Ruby Falls is the nation’s
largest and deepest waterfall open to
the public.
• Lookout Mountain’s Incline Railway
travels up a 72.7% grade, making it
the steepest passenger railway in the
world.

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Bill Gautier

Head Coach • 23rd Year • Western Kentucky, 1983

At the helm of Chattanooga cross
country and track and field, Bill Gautier
has established himself as one of the
top coaches in the Southern Conference
and perhaps the Southeast.
In over 20 years, Gautier has led
his men’s cross country teams to
four league titles and seven runner
up finishes. His 1998 men’s SoCon
Championship team also captured
the South Region crown and made
school history as the only UTC team to
compete in the NCAA Championships.
The Mocs were led by Nic Crider, who
became the first Chattanooga runner

to earn three straight SoCon individual
titles. Last season Emmanuel Kirwa
became the second with his third
straight SoCon Cross Country title.
The women’s cross country team
has seen similar success with seven
titles and four runner up finishes.
Former distance runner Shannon
Wommack is the most decorated
Chattanooga runner in school history.
She is a five-time All-American, fourtime Southern Conference Indoor
Track Performer of the Year, three-time
Southern Conference Cross Country
Runner of the Year and the 2006
Southern Conference Women’s Athlete
of the Year.
She became UTC’s first three-time
qualifier for the NCAA Cross Country
Championships, earning automatic
qualifications at the NCAA South
Regional in 2002, 2004 and 2005.
Wommack also finished third in the
3,000 meter steeplechase at the
2006 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field

Championships, setting a new school
record, while earning her second AllAmerica honors in that event.
In 2007, Gautier saw another one of
his runners, Lanni Marchant, earn the
program’s second straight Southern
Conference Women’s Athlete of the
Year Award.
Gautier’s first of two Indoor Coach
of the Year honors came in 1998, when
his women’s team claimed the title and
his second in 2003, when his women’s
team amassed the most points in
school history for a third place team
finish.
Chattanooga has won numerous
individual championships and topathlete honors over the years. Steven
Kocsis wrapped up his junior season
with a third top athlete crown winning
two distance events at the conference
championships and then earning an atlarge bid to compete in the men’s 5,000
meters at the NCAA Championships,
along with Wommack.

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In 2005, Wommack became
the seventh Chattanooga track and
field athlete to be awarded the A.C.
“Scrappy” Moore Award since 1992.
This award is given to the UTC studentathlete who best personifies the
athletic department’s core values.
Past track and field winners include Ian
Mayne (2004), Amanda Lynch (1999),
Anna and Catherine Wright (1998),
Mary Jane Middlekoop (1997) and
Michael Kyle (1995).
During his UTC career, Gautier has
been named the Southern Conference
Cross Country Coach of the Year a total
of nine times. These have included six
times for women’s cross country (1997,
1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007), four
times for men’s cross country (1998,
1999, 2003, 2004) and twice for indoor
track and field (1998, 2003). He earned
All-Region honors in 1998, for his men’s
cross country team.
Prior to his arrival at Chattanooga,
Gautier served as the head cross
country coach and assistant track
coach at Southeast Missouri State. In
his six seasons at SEMO, his men’s and
women’s teams won six conference
titles in cross country. His teams also
placed in the top five at the NCAA
Division II Championships in both
track and cross country five out of six
seasons.
Gautier was named the National
Combine Coach of the Year in 1990, and
was the NCAA Division II Coach of the
Year for six consecutive seasons. He has
coached 17 NCAA Division II National
Champions and 56 All-Americans.
Gautier earned his Bachelor of
Science in Physical Education and
Business Administration from Western
Kentucky in 1983, and received his
Master’s in 1984. While at WKU, Gautier
was a standout distance runner for the
nationally-recognized Hilltoppers. He
and his wife, Jan, have two daughters,
Taylor and Sydney.

Anneli enters her second season as the
assistant coach for the cross country and
track and field teams.
She was a nine-time all-conference
performer for the Lady Mocs with a pair of
top 10 finishes in the women’s 5-kilometer
cross country races.
The four-time Southern Conference
Outdoor Track champion in the 800 meter
(twice) and 1500 meter (twice) was named
the 2010 SoCon Outdoor Track Athlete of
the Year after winning both. She qualified
in her junior year for both events after
winning each. However, the NCAA reformatted qualification standards for the
region meet by dropping the number of meets from four to just two – East and
West – and eliminating automatic qualifiers. Based on her time in the 1500 meter
event, Uys earned a spot at the East Region meet her senior year. She also holds
the school record for the outdoor track 800 meter run with a time of 2:08.99
clocked in the prelims of the event in 2009 at the league championships.
In Indoor Track, Uys was a three-time all-conference performer with a third
place finish in the Mile and twice with the school’s Distance Medley Relay (DMR)
team. In her senior year, she led the team from eighth place all the way to a
second place and all-conference finish as the anchor of the DMR.
She was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and was a member of
the Southern Conference All-Academic Teams. She was a member of the Dean’s
List while at UTC and named to the
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
PERSONAL RECORDS
Uys transferred from Memphis to
Indoor Track
Chattanooga after her sophomore year.
Mile............................ 4:49.59
She was born in Pretoria, South
800 meter................... 2:13.21*
Africa and moved to Australia where she
Outdoor Track
became an Australian citizen.
1500 meter................. 4:26.73
She is married to Thomas Morrison.
800 meter................... 2:08.99*
*school record

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2012-13
Indoor Track and Field:
Posted a PR time of 2:06.32 in the 800m at the Christmas Invitational ...
ran a PR time of 53.22 in the 400m at the Valentine Invitational.

2012-13
Indoor Track and Field
Earned All-Conference honors with a second place finish in the 800m at
the SoCon Championships and was named to the all-freshman team ...
ran a PR time of 1;54.19 in the event in the prelims winning the second
Outdoor Track and Field:
heat ... placed seventh at the MTSU Christmas Invitational in the 800m ...
Competed in the 400m in three meets and posted a PR time of 53.76 at ran a then-PR time of 1:56.69 at the UK McCravy Memorial Invitational.
the Tennessee State Boston-Moon Classic.
Outdoor Track and Field
Named to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in fall semester ... posted a Named all-freshman at the Southern Conference Championships with an
perfect 4.0 GPA in the spring semester ... named to UTC’s Dean’s List and eighth place finish in the 800m ... ran a PR time of 1:53.76 in the prelims
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the spring ... named to the Southern of the 800m at the league championships ... posted a PR time of 49.88 in
Conference Academic Honor Roll.
the 400m at the Boston-Moon Classic, placing sixth overall.
Ooltewah High School
2012 Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps selection for the 400m
and 4x400m ... Tennessee State Championship 2012 qualifier for the
4x400 meter relay ... competed in the 400m and 4x400 meter relay in the
2012 Sectionals ... as a senior competed in the 400m, 4x800 meter relay
and the 4x400 meter relay ... as a junior competed in the 800 meter, Mile,
2-Mile and 4x800 meter relay ... posted a PR of 53.4 in the 400 meter ...
graduated with a 3.9 GPA.
Personal
Oluwatosin Ayutonde ... nickname is Tosin ... son of Adebukola Aladesanmi
... born July 20 in Lagos, Nigeria.
AYUTONDE’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Indoor Track
400m
53.22
2/9/13 Valentine Invitational
800m
2:06.32
12/8/12 Christmas Invitational
Outdoor Track
400m
53.76
4/13/13 Boston-Moon Classic

Recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall semester earning a spot on the
UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll ... named to the
Spring Athletics Director’s Honor Roll ... earned the Southern Conference
Commissioner’s Medal for Academics and named to the SoCon Academic
Honor Roll.
Memphis Central High School
Ran a Top 80 time among all male track runners nation-wide in the 800
meter run with a time of 1:52.88 ... 2012 Memphis City Champion in the
3200m, 1600m, 800m and 4x400m relay ... named the 2012 city-wide
Most Valuable Runner ... claimed the region title in the 800m as well as
the 4x400m and 4x800m relays ... runner-up in the 800m at the Tennessee
State Championships ... third in the 4x800m relay at State Championships
... 2011 Memphis City champion in the 800m as well as region champion
and state runner-up ... placed fifth in at the USATF National Junior Olympic
Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... placed fifth in the 800m at
the 2010 State Championships ... runner-up at the 2010 Memphis City
and Region Championships ... named the Memphis Central High School
Most Outstanding Runner in both is junior and senior years ... received
the Warrior Spirit Award for the 2012 track season.
Personal
Marquis Carter ... born June 3 in Omaha, Nebraska ... son of Marian
Pinkney and James Carter ... brother of Malachi Jackson, William Pinkney
and Aaron Knotts.
CARTER’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Indoor Track
800m
1:54.19
2/22/13 SoCon Championships
Outdoor Track
400m
49.88
4/13/13 Boston-Moon Classic
800m
1:52.88
High School

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Mark Cole

5-9 • Senior
McKenzie, Tennessee
McKenzie High School
Distance

2012-13
Injured - did not compete
Recipient of the Dayle May Award for senior with the top GPA ... recorded
a 4.0 GPA in the spring semester ... named to Dean’s List and Athletics
Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... earned the Southern Conference
Commissioner’s Medal for Academics ... named to the Southern
Conference Spring All-Academic Team and the league’s Academic Honor
Roll.

Outdoor Track
Placed fifth in the 10,000m finals the SoCon Championships just missing
all-conference status ... ran a 4:03 in the 1500m at the Emory University
Invitational.
Named to the Southern Conference Fall, Winter and Spring Honor Rolls ...
named to the UTC Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll.
High School
Three-time region cross country champion in 2006,2007, and 2008 ...
runner-up in TSSAA A-AA state cross country championships in 2007 and
2008 ... Jackson-Sun Cross Country Runner of the Year sophomore, junior,
and senior year ... finished third in the 1600 at the 2008 state track meet.
Personal
Born February 13 in Jackson, Tennessee ... son of Randy Cole and Jan
Nelson ... Biochemistry major ... family includes two sisters Brooke and
Bailey.

COLE’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
8K
24:57.93 10/29/11
2011-12
10K
32:57.40 11/12/11
Cross Country
Indoor Track
Placed ninth at the PowerAde Invitational to help lead the Mocs to a
3000m
8:37.75
1/27/12
first place finish in the season-opener ... finished 24th at the Vanderbilt
Mile
4:28.53
2/11/12
Commodore Classic helping the Mocs to a fourth place finish ... improved
5000m
15:19.48
2/23/12
his time in the 8K by nearly one full minute at the Greater Louisville Outdoor Track
Classic ... earned all-conference second team honors at the SoCon
1500m
4:03.18
Championship placing 14th overall ... plaed 51st at the NCAA South
3000m
8:58.66
Region Championships.
3000m SC
10:06.78
3/3/12
10000m
31:37.34
Indoor Track
Competed in the 5000 meter at the SoCon Championships, placing 13th
... ran the mile at the MTSU Valentine Invitational ... ran the 3000 meters
at the MTSU Blue Raider Invitational and the Greater Louisville Classic.

Outdoor Track
Earned all-conference honors with a third place finish in the 10,000
meters at the SoCon Championships ... placed third in the 1500 meters
at the Boston Moon Invitational ... finished fourth in the 5000 meters at
the USF Bulls Invitational and sixth in the 3000 meter Steeplechase at the
Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Posted a 4.0 GPA in the Fall ... named to Dean’s List in both semesters ...
named to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both spring and fall ...
named to the Southern Conference All-Academic team.
2010-11
Named to the UTC Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll.

2012-13
Cross Country
Earned all-conference second team honors at the Southern Conference
Championships with a 12th place finish ... placed 29th at the NCAA South
Region, just missing all-region honors ... placed seventh at the UTC Front
Runner Invitational in his return to the course following an injury in
outdoor track.

2009-10
Cross Country
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team as a top finishing
freshman ... had two Top 10 finishes including a ninth place finish to help Recorded a 4.0 GPA in the spring semester ... recipient of the Southern
lead the Mocs to the title at the Tennessee Tech Invitational.
Conference Commissioner’s Medal for Academics and named to the
Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... named to the UTC Dean’s
Indoor Track
List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Placed fourth in the Mile at the Blue Raider Invitatioanal ... competed in
the 800m at the SoCon Championships.

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2011-12
Cross Country
Named All-Region with a 26th place finish at the NCAA South Region
meet ... named All-Conference First Team with sixth place finish at the
SoCon Championships ... Placed third at the PowerAde Invitational ...
placed 10th at the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational ... improved his
8K time by 55 seconds with a 29th place finish at the Greater Louisville
Classic ... placed fifth at Front Runner Invitational.
Indoor Track
Posted a school-record time of 8:09.89 in the 3000 meter run at the
SoCon Championships claiming the title in the event ... placed second
in the 5000 meter the following day ... won the Mile at the MTSU Blue
Raider Invitational.

Collierville High School
Lucas was a best of preps nominee in his junior year and finalist senior year
... two-time All-State honoree in cross country as a junior and a senior...
regional cross country champion senior year ... state track qualifier junior
and senior year... served as captain of state champion cross country team
senior year and posted personal bests of 1:58 in the 800m, 4:30 in the
mile, 9:38 for 2 miles and 15:56 for cross country 5k.
Personal
Born August 13 in Greensboro, N.C. ... lived in Naperville, Ill. from 20012006 ... moved to Collierville, Tenn. after sophomore year ... son of Bill
and Tracy Cotter ... brother of Jenna ... married to the former Amanda
Sumner ... the two have a daughter Addison born in 2010 ... double
majoring in Accounting and English.

Outdoor Track
Scored for the Mocs in the 1500 meter run at the league championships
... placed second in the 1500 meter at the WKU Hilltopper Relays ... ran
third leg of 4x800 meter winning team at the Emory Invitational.

Member of the Southern Conference Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic 2012-13
Teams ... named to the UTC Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll. Indoor Track
Recorded a PR in the Mile Run at the Southern Conference Championships
2009-10
... placed eighth in the 3000 meter run at the Blue Raider Invitational ...
Cross Country
competed in the 800m at the Valentine Invitational.
Redshirted the 2009 season.
Indoor Track
Won the Mile at the Blue Raider Invitational with a time of 4:24 ...
bettered his time by more than one second at the Valentine Invitational
... member of the fifth placed Distance Medley Relay team at the SoCon
Championships.
Outdoor Track
Ran the 800m in a time of 1:57 at the Emory University Invitational ...
posted a time of 4:00 in the 1500m at the UTK Sea Ray Relays.

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Outdoor Track
Competed in the 10,000m at the Southern Conference Championships ...
placed fourth in the 3000m Steeple Chase at the USF Bulls Invitational ...
ran the 1500m at the Catamount and Yellowjacket Inviationals ... placed
10th in the 800m at the Boston-Moon Classic.
Named to UTC’s Dean’s List in the spring and earned a spot on the
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... named to the Southern
Conference Academic Honor Roll.

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Farragut High School
Four-year letterwinner in cross country ... advanced to two cross country
state meets ... helped lead his team to a regional championship in 2009
... junior year placed 16th at both the KIL Championships and region race
... two-time Coach's Award winner ... team captain in both his junior and
senior years ... member of the All-State 4x800m team his junior season
... track and field four-year letterwinner and a two-time state qualifier
for the 4x800m relay team ... captain of the track and field team in both
his junior and senior years ... member of the National Honor Society and
Student Government ... served his community through many projects
including such projects as Relay for Life and feeding the homeless.
Personal
Zachary Darby ... Biology: Preprofessional major.
DARBY’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Indoor Track
800m
2:04.29
2/9/13
Mile
4:32.69
2/22/13
3000m
9:10.03
2/2/13
Outdoor Track
800m
2:03.56
4/13/13
1500m
4:11.36
3/30/13
3000m SC
10:48.24
3/15/13
10000m
34:27.28
4/20/13

2012-13
Indoor Track
Recorded PRs in the 800m and Mile Run at the Southern Conference
Championships ... placed fourth in the Mile at the Christmas Invitational
Outdoor Track
Placed 13th at the USF Bulls Invitational where he recorded his PR in
the 800m ... competed in the 800m at the Catamount Classic and the
Yellow Jacket Invitational ... also ran in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket
Invitational.

2012-13
Cross Country
Placed 30th at the Southern Conference Championships and 82nd at the
NCAA South Region Championships ... finished seventh overall at the
season-opening PowerAde Invitational.
Indoor Track
Recorded a PR in the Mile at the Kentucky McCravy Invitational ... placed
fifth in the 3000m at the Valentine Invitational ... ran a PR in the 3000m at
the Southern Conference Championships.
Recorded a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester ... named to the Dean’s List and
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... earned a spot on the
Southern Conference Fall and Winter All-Academic teams ... recipient
of the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal for Academics and
named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
2011-12
Indoor Track
Ran the 800 meter and the Mile at the SoCon championships ... posted a
PR of 1:58.78 in the 800m at the Blue Raider Invitational ... ran the Mile at
the MTSU Valentine Invitational.

Recorded perfect 4.0 GPA’s over both semesters ... named to the UTC
Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Rolls both semesters ... named
to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... recieved the Southern 2010-11
Conference Commissioner’s Medal for Academics.
Indoor Track
Ran the 800 meter and the Mile at the SoCon championships
Signal Mountain High School
Four-time TSSAA State Cross Country competitor ... named a Chattanooga Outdoor Track
Times Free Press Best of Preps honoree in 2011 ... three-time sectional Competed in the 800 meter and 1500 meter events ... ran the second
track and field competitor and two-time sub-sectional champion ... leg of the 4x800 meter fifth place team at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket
received Academic Honors at Signal Mountain High School and is a relays.
member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society ... participated in

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High School
Captain of cross country teams that won back-to-back state championships
in 2008 and 2009 ... participated in Tennessee state track meet junior and
senior years ... earned all-state honors with a second place finish in the
800m and ran a personal best of 4:26 in the 1600 to place fourth at the
state track meet senior year also earning him all-state honors ... PRs: 5k •
16:54, 1600m • 4:26, 800m • 1:59.6.
Personal
John Gilpin ... son of Jack and Pam Gilpin ... born April 3, 1992 in Nashville,
Tenn.
GILPIN’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5K
16:17.60 10/13/12
8K
25:50.50 10/27/12
10K
32:48.8
11/9/12
Indoor Track
800m
1:58.78
1/27/12
Mile
4:26.50
1/26/13
3000m
8:45.61
2/22/13
Outdoor Track
800m
1:58.71
4/21/12
1500m
4:09.02
3/16/12

Award ... member of the 2011 and 2012 Track and Field All-Section I
AAA Team ... sixth place medalist at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics ...
graduated from Cocke County High School with a 3.968 GPA and was
the Salutatorian of high class ... Physical Science and Biological Science
Letterman ... received the U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Award.
Personal
Taylor Hawk ... son of Renee and Mark Hawk ... brother of Clint and Sarah
Hawk ... born December 6 in Dandridge, Tenn.
HAWK’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Indoor Track
800m
2:02.15
2/22/13 SoCon Championships
Mile
4:37.55
12/8/12 Christmas Invitational
Outdoor Track
3000m SC
10:34.12
3/15/13 USF Bulls Invitational

2012-13
Indoor Track
Competed in the Mile at the Christmas Invitational, Blue Raider
Invitational and the Southern Conference Championships ... ran the 800m
at the Valentine Invitational and the SoCon Championships ... recorded
PR in the 800m at the league championships and PR’d the Mile at the
Christmas Invite.

2012-13
Indoor Track
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team with a seventh
place finish in the 60m Hurdle finals and posted a PR of 8.49 in the event
... recorded a PR in the 55m Hurdles at the Valentine Invitational ... placed
second in the finals of the 55m H at the Valentine Invitational ... placed
fourth in the 55m H at the Christmas Invitational.
Outdoor Track
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team in the 110m
Hurdles with an eighth place finish ... ran the 100m at the Catamount
Classic ... recorded a PR of 59.80 in the 400m H at the Yellow Jacket
Invitational, placing eighth.

McCallie School
Advanced to the 2009 AAU Jr. Olympic Games in the 110 meter hurdles
... 2010 Metro 8 region champion in the 110m Hurdles ... TSSAA DI AAA
region champion ... state qualifier ... participated in the New Balance
Nationals Emerging Elite ... AAU Junior Olympics 110m Hurdles Area
Champ ... posted fifth place finish at the 2011 Volunteer Track Classic with
Earned a spot on the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... a PR time of 14.73 ... 2011 DII TSSAA region champ in both the 110m
named to the UTC Dean’s List in the spring semester ... named to the UTC hurdles and the 300 meter hurdles ... runner-up in the 110m hurdles at
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
state championship ... 2012 110m hurdles champ at both the Region and
State Championships ... 2012 region champion in the 300m hurdles ...
Cocke County High School
named a Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps First Team member
Member of the 2011 and 2012 Track and Field All-Section I AAA Team ... in both his junior and senior years ... 2010 Fifth Chair for the All East
sixth place medalist at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics ... graduated with Tennessee Orchestra for the Double Bass ... 2011 All East Tennessee Blues
a 3.968 GPA and was the Salutatorian of hiS class ... Physical Science and Band Participant ... McCallie School Honors Musician ... received the
Biological Science Letterman ... received the U.S. Army Scholar Athlete NSOA Orchestral Award ... member of the All-East Tennessee Orchestra.
Outdoor Track
Competed in the 3000m Steeple Chase twice and recorded a PR in the
event at the USF Bulls Invitational where he placed third ... eighth in the
3000m SC at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.

2012-13
Cross Country
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team for an 18th place
finish at the league championships ... placed 55th at the NCAA South
Region Championships ... placed eighth at the Front Runner Invitational
and ninth at the PowerAde Invite.

2012-13
Indoor Track
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team in the Mile at
the league championships ... placed sixth in the 3000m at the Christmas
Invitational and posted a PR in the event at the Kentucky McCravy
Memorial ... recorded a PR in both the 800m and the Mile at the Southern
Conference Championships.
Outdoor Track
Placed eighth in the 3000m at the USF Bulls Invitational ... recorded a PR
in the 800m at the Catamount Classic ... PR’d in the 1500 meter at the
Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Recorded a 4.0 in the spring semester ... recipient of the Southern
Conference Commissioner’s Medal for Academics and named to the
SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... named to the UTC Dean’s List in the spring
and the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.

Indoor Track
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team in the 800m
placing fourth and just missing all-conference honors ... ran a PR time of
1:55.22 in the prelims of the 800m at the SoCon Championships placing
second in his heat.

Signal Mountain High School
placed ninth in the Tennessee State Cross Country Championships in
2011 with a time of 16:56, a personal record ... 2011 cross country region
champion with a time of 17:15 ... three-time Chattanooga Times Free
Press Best of Preps First Team member for cross country and a two-time
All-State honoree ... began his career with the Eagles when the school
Named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both opened its doors for his freshman year and has led Signal Mountain High
semesters ... named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
School to the state championships in each of his four years picking up two
region team titles along the way.
Eden High School
Named the MVP of the cross country team ... MVP of the track and field Personal
team ... placed 20th at the OFSAA Championships in Canada ... placed 36th Matthew Marshall … son of Teresa and Brad Marshall … brother of Drew
at the Junior National Cross Country Championships ... placed second in and Alex … born November 29 in Houston, Texas.
the 1500 meter at the Region Championships ... placed ninth in the event
at the OFSAA Championships with a time of 3:59.6, just missing his PR of MARSHALL’S PERSONAL RECORDS
3:59.1 ... two-time Junior National Track and Field Championship qualifier. Indoor Track
800m
1:58.60 2/22/13 SoCon Championships
Personal
Mile
4:27.29 2/23/13 SoCon Championships
Trevor Janssen … son of Johanna and Rob Janssen … has one brother,
3000m
9:08.73 1/26/13 UK McCravy Memorial
Andrew … born March 7 in St. Catherine’s Ontario, Canada.
Outdoor Track
800m
2:00.25 3/23/13 Catamount Classic
JANSSEN’S PERSONAL RECORDS
1500m
4:08.47 3/30/13 Yellow Jacket Invitational
Cross Country
3000m
8:58.93 3/15/13 USF Bulls Invitational
5K 15:48.70 10/13/12 Front Runner Invitational
8K 25:33.83 10/2712 SoCon Championships
10K 32:13.0
11/9/12 NCAA Region Championships
Indoor Track
800m
1:55.22 2/22/13 SoCon Championships

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Hunter McClain

Recipient of the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal for
Academics ... named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
... named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both
semesters.

6-0 • Freshman
Ooltewah, Tenn.
Ooltewah High School
Sprints

Ravenwood High School
Named to the All-Midstate First Team as a senior year … claimed the
title in the 400 meter dash at the Sub-Sectionals during his 2011 senior
campaign… followed that with a second place finish at the Sectionals
advancing to the state tournament … 400 meter champion at the State
Championships with a time of 48.77, just hundredths of a second off his
Ooltewah High School
PR of 48.46 … 4x400 meter relay team took sixth at the State Tournament
Two-time state qualifier in the 400 meter dash ... state finalist as a member … earned an invitation to compete in the Great Eight Invitational in
of the 4x400m relay and the 4x200m relay ... 400 meter champion at the 2011 for the 400m and the high jump where he claimed the 400m title
“Best of Preps” as a junior ... claimed the title at the LFO Invitational in … current record holder for the 400m at Ravenwood … member of the
the 400m as a senior ... 400 meter champion at the McCallie Mid-South school-record 4x400m relay team … named Most Valuable male sprinter
Track Classic and the Chattanooga OPTIMIST as a junior ... runner-up at Ravenwood in both his junior and senior years … twice named Athlete
in the 200m at the LFO Invitational senior year ... placed second in the of the Week for Raptors.
400m at the McCallie Mid-South Track Classic and third in the event at
the Chattanooga OPTIMIST as a senior ... in sophomore year, placed third Personal
in the 400m at the McCallie Mid-South Track Classic ... placed fifth in the Geoff Nelson ... son of Susan and Geoff Nelson ... brother of Adam ... born
200m at the Chattanooga OPTIMIST as a junior.
April 6 in Elgin, Ill.
Personal
Hunter McClain ... son of Virginia McClain and Kevin McClain ... has one
brother, Jackson.
McCLAIN’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Track
100m
11.93
200m
22.74
400m
50.25

2012-13
Cross Country
Placed 11th in the PowerAde Invitational and ran at the Commodore
Classic.

2012-13
Indoor Track
Placed eighth in the 200m at the Blue Raider Invitational and posted a PR
time of 23.09 ... recorded a PR at the Kentucky McCravy Memorial in the Indoor Track
400 meter dash.
Recorded PR’s in the 800m and the Mile at the Southern Conference
Championships ... placed eighth in the 800m at the Blue Raider Invitational.
Outdoor Track
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team in the 400 meter Outdoor Track
finals placing seventh ... finished fourth in the 400m prelims at the league Placed fourth in the 1500m at the Boston-Moon Classic ... recorded a PR
championships and posted a PR time of 49.05 in the event ... ran both in the 1500m at the Catamount Classic ... competed in the 1500m at the
the 200m and the 400m at the Catamount Classic ... placed ninth in the Southern Conference Championships.
400m at the Catamount Classic and third in the Boston-Moon Classic in
the event.
Recorded a 4.0 GPA over both semesters ... recipient of the Southern

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Conference Commissioner’s Medal for Academics and named to the
SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics
Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... named to the SoCon Fall, Winter
and Spring All-Academic Teams.

2011-12
Indoor Track
Posted a PR time of 4:39.57 in the Mile at the Valentine Invitational ...
ran a 9:25.24 in the 3000m at the Southern Conference Championships.

Outdoor Track
Posted a PR of 1:58.68 at the Southern Conference Championships in the
800m ... ran a best time of 4:14.90 in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket 2012-13
Invitational ... recorded a best time of 9:36.77 in the 3000m at the USF Indoor Track
Competed in the 400m and the 800m through three meets ... ran a 54.84
Bulls Invitational.
in the 400m at the Christmas Invitational ... ran a PR in the 800m at the
Valentine Invitational
High School
Four-time cross country state qualifier ... Times Free Press "Best of Preps"
First Team as a junior ... led team to three straight region titles ... 2011
Long-Course Duathlon 19-under National Champion ... 41st at Ironman
70.3 World Championships for 2011 for 24-under age group ... two-time
USA qualifier for triathlon ... tennis double state semi-finalist ... three-time
region champion in doubles ... tennis team captain in junior and senior
years ... named to the Times Free Press "Best of Preps" Second Team
singles as a senior and First Team doubles ... member of the swim team
and basketball team ... named team MVP for basketball as a sophomore
maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school ... member of the Student
Senate as a freshman and a member of the Student Association as a
sophomore ... served as Junior Class Vice President and was Senate
Student President in senior year ... graduated with honors.

Outdoor Track
Placed sixth in the 800m at the Boston-Moon Classic ... recorded a PR of
1:59.64 in the event at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Named to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.

East Literature Magnet School
Awarded the 2009 Coach’s Award ... 400m Metro Freshman City Champion
... member of the eighth place 4x200m relay team at the Tennessee State
AA championships ... placed fourth in the 400m at sectionals ... member
of the Metro Freshman second place Mile relay team ... In 2010 his 4x800
meter relay team placed fourth ... member of the fourth place 4x400m
relay team at state ... seventh at the state meet in the 400 meter dash ...
fifth in the 400m at the sub-sectional ... 2011 team MVP ... member of the
Personal
Patrick John O'Brien ... born April 19 in Calhoun, Ga. ... son of Georgia fifth place 4x400m relay team and sixth place 4x800m relay team at state
and John O'Brien ... has an older sister, Molly at Ole Miss and a younger championships ... member of the third place 4x800m team at sectionals
... 4x200m team placed fifth at the city championships ... member of the
brother Conner in high school ... Biochemistry major.
2012 sixth place 4x800m relay team at the Junior Olympics ... helped
lead the 4x800m team to the title at the AAU Region meet ... treasurer of
O’BRIEN’S PERSONAL RECORDS
the Honor Society ... two-time Class President ... graduated in the top 10
Indoor Track
percent of his class.
Mile
4:39.57 2/11/12 Valentine Invitational
3000m
9:25.24 2/23/12 SoCon Championships
Personal
Outdoor Track
Dequantez Sandifer ... son of Nicole Cladwell and Eugene and Shameka
800m
1:58.68 4/21/12 SoCon Championships
Caldwell ... brother of Eboni Mason, Essence Caldwell, Breanna Williams,
1500m
4:14.90 3/31/12 Yellow Jacket Invitational
Lamonte Williams and LaBreya Williams ... born December 1 in Nashville,
3000m
9:36.77 3/16/12 USF Bulls Invitational
Tenn.
SANDIFER’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Indoor Track
400m
54.84
12/8/12 Christmas Invitational
800m
2:03.14
2/9/13 Valentine Invitational
Outdoor Track
800m
1:59.64
3/30/13 Yellow Jacket Invitational

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Paul Stuart

Nathan Wanuch

6-1 • Sophomore
Brentwood, Tennessee
Brentwood High School
Distance

6-0 • Senior
Mississauga, Ontario
Brock University
Distance

2012-13
Cross Country
Placed 28th at the Southern Conference Championships ... finished 41st
at the NCAA South Region Championships ... placed fourth at the seasonopening PowerAde Invitational and 10th at the Front Runner Invitational.

2012-13
Cross Country
Named All-Region with a 20th place finish at the NCAA South Region
Championships ... earned all-conference honors with a third place finish
at the Southern Conference Championships ... claimed the title at the
PowerAde and Front Runner Invitationals ... placed second at the Greater
Louisville Classic and sixth at the Commodore Classic.

Indoor Track
Finished 14th in the 5000 meter run at the Southern Conference
Championships ... placed fourth in the 3000 meter run at Kentucky‘s Indoor Track
McCravy Memorial ... ran the mile at the Valentine Invitational.
Recorded PR’s in the Mile, 3000m and 5000m ... placed sixth in the 3000
meter at the Southern Conference Championships and seventh in the
Recipient of the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal for 5000 meter ... finished second in the Mile at the Valentine Invitational ...
Academics ... named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll second in the 3000m at the Christmas Invitational.
... named to UTC’s Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both
semesters ... recorded a 4.0 GPA in the spring semester.
Outdoor Track
Named all-conference with a second place finish in the 5000 meter run
Brentwood High School
at the Southern Conference Championships ... posted a PR in the 3000m
Cross Country AAA All-State performer in 2010 and 2011 ... named the Steeplechase and just missed all-conference honors with a fourth place
team MVP in 2010 and 2011 ...placed second in the Tennessee State finish at the league championships ... claimed the title in the 3000 meter
Cross Country Championships in 2011 and was the 2010 and 2011 region Steeplechase at the USF Bulls Invitational ... won the 5000 meter run
champion ... captained the Brentwood cross country team and led the at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... placed second in the 1500m at the
Bruins to the school's first-ever AAA state championship ... led team to a Boston-Moon Classic.
17th place finish at the Nike Cross Nationals in 2011 ... three-time track
and field All-State honoree (2009, 2010, 2011) in the 3200 ... named all- Recorded a 4.0 GPA in the spring semester ... recipient of the Southern
state for the 1600 meter his senior year ... 2011 region champion for Conference Commissioner’s Medal for Academics and named to the
the 1600m ... captained the three-time state AAA championship team SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... member of the SoCon Fall, Winter and
... received the 2011 Most Outstanding Track Athlete Award ... 2012 Spring All-Academic Teams ... named to UTC’s Dean’s List and Athletics
Coaches Award recipient ... AP Scholar ... recognized as a John Maher Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Scholar Athlete in 2011 and 2012 ... graduated with Honors.
2011-12
Personal
Cross Country
Paul is the younger brother of former UTC runner Emmie and current Placed fifth in the PowerAde Invitational 5K ... finished 12th at the
runner Kathryn ... son of Tracie and Hank Stuart
Commodore Classic ... placed 77th at the Greater Louisville Classic …
finished sixth at the UTC Front Runner Invitational … Placed 27th at the
STUART’S PERSONAL RECORDS
SoCon Championships … Finished 55th at the NCAA South Region 10K
Cross Country
meet
5K 15:51.79 10/13/13 Front Runner Invitational
8K 25:47.52 10/27/12 SoCon Championships
Indoor Track
10K 31:56.1
11/9/12 NCAA Region Championships
Won the 3000 meter race at the Blue Raider Invitational … placed 12th in
Indoor Track
the 5000 meter at the Southern Conference Championships … member of
Mile
4:25.06 2/9/13 Valentine Invitational
the seventh place DMR team at the SoCon Championships.
3000m
8:44.51 1/26/13 McCravy Memorial
5000m 15:21.74 2/22/13 SoCon Championships
Outdoor Track
Claimed the 3000 meter Steeplechase title at the Georgia Tech Yellow
Jacket Invitational … finished second in the 1500m at the Blue Moon
Invitational … placed sixth in the 3000m SC at the Southern Conference
Championships with a PR of 9:24.17 … ran the 1500m at the league
championships with a PR of 3:58.80.

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Named to UTC’s Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in both
Fall and Spring semesters ... named to Southern Conference All-Academic
Team.

Gabby Cader

5-5 • Senior
Cleveland, Tennessee
Walker Valley High School
Sprints

2010-11
Cross Country
Placed second at the season-opening PowerAde Invitational and helped
lead the Mocs to the win ... Mocs finished second at the Vanderbilt
Commodore Classic with assistance from Wanuch ... helped the Mocs to
claim the title at the Front Runner Invitational ... injury kept him out of
the Southern Conference Championships
Indoor Track
Competed in the Mile and 3000 meter runs at the league championships
... ran a PR 4:18.13 at the MTSU Valentine Invitational ... recorded a PR
8:39.02 in the 3000 meter at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational
hosted by Kentucky
Brock University Accomplishments
Had a breakthrough track season in 2009 that included two medals at
ROPSSAA, a 9th place finish in the 2000m Steeplechase, and a 12th place
finish in the 3000m at OFSAA. Capped off the track season at Junior
Nationals with a 7th place finish in the 3000m steeplechase. 2009 CrossCountry was also successful with 3 top 20 finishes, including one 1st place
finish. Finished 21st at both the Ontario University Championships, and
at Cross Country Junior Nationals running 31:55 (10km) and 25:25 (8km)
respectively. Track 2010 included a Bronze medal in the 3000m at the
Indoor track provincial championships and new personal bests in the
1500 (3:54.50) and in the 3000m steeplechase (9:16.03)
Personal
Born May 19th in Edmonton, Alberta Canada ... son of Art and Joan
Wanuch ... five siblings: Alex, Jessica, Jacob, Samuel, Nicholas ... plans to
major in Health and exercise science.
WANUCH’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5K
15:17.68 10/13/12
8K
24:35.64 10/27/12
10K
31:10.4
11/9/12
Indoor Track
Mile
4:15.10
2/9/12
3000m
8:24.93
2/22/13
5000m
14:52.82
2/23/13
Outdoor Track
1500m
3:58.30
4/13/13
3000m SC
9:11.18
4/20/13
5000m
14:42.54
3/30/13

2012-13
Cross Country
Ran in the Front Runner Invitational with a time of 13:30.81.
Indoor Track
Competed in the 400 meter dash ... recorded a PR in the event at the
Kentucky McCravy Memorial ... placed ninth in the event at the Valentine
Invitational and 11th at the Christmas Invitational.
Outdoor Track
Recorded a PR in the 400m at the Southern Conference Championships ...
placed seventh in the event at the Catamount Classic.
Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... named to the
UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
2011-12
Cross Country
Made the move to cross country … posted a time of 13:14 in the 2-mile
Front Runner Invitational … placed 77th in her first 5K race with a time of
20:17.10 at the Southern Conference Champoinships.
Indoor Track
Ran the 400 meter at the Blue Raider, Greater Louisville Classic and
Valentinte Invitational posting a season-best time of 1:01.26 at the
Valentine race ... member of the 4x400 meter relay team at the Blue Raider
Invitational and a member of the DMR at the SoCon Championships.

Named to UTC’s Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the Fall
semester.
2010-11
Indoor Track
Competed in the 200 meter and 400 meter dashes ... placed 15th at the
league championships.
Outdoor Track
Competed in the 400 meter dash at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, placing
11th and was 14th in the event at the SoCon championships ... ran the
4x100 meter and 4x400 meter relays at the league championships.
Walker Valley High School
Four-time state qualifier in track and field ... In 2010 won the A/AA

High School
2009 Region 4AAA cross country champion … 2012 Beaman Automotive Group
Scholar Athlete of the Week, sports channel 30 … Top-three performer at region
cross country championships all 4 years of high school … claimed region cross
country title as a freshman … received Mid-State cross country association
award for making the all mid-state team all four years of high school … TSSAA
cross country championships qualifier all four years placing 20th her senior year
… holds school records in the 3200 meter & 5000 meter … Member of the swim
team and the soccer team

McCravy Memorial
SoCon Championships

Hannah Chamblin

Homecoming Queen senior year… awarded the distinguished “Joanne Ramsey
Award” her senior year, which signifies outstanding female athlete at Columbia
Central high school … member of the Beta and Interact clubs and a member of
the National Honors Society.

5-10 • Freshman
Memphis, Tennessee
St. Agnes Academy
Middle Distance

Personal
Anna Kate Chance … daughter of Tim and Angela Chance and the late Wendy
Chance.

CHAMBLIN’S PERSONAL RECORDS
High School
1600m
5:36.90
Member of the three-time state championship 4x800 team ... finished
3200m
12:08.73
second in the state championships in the 800 meter in 2012 ... region
5K
19:34.10
champion in the 800 meter in 2012 and 2013 ... named to the Best of
Preps All-Metro team in cross country 2010, 2011, 2012 ... named to the
Best of Preps All-Metro team in track 2011, 2012, 2013 ... named Best
Middle Distance for track in 2010 ... named most improved for varsity
track in 2012 ... received the Star Award for cross country in 2012 ... team
captain senior year ... holds school record for 4x400, 4x800, and distance
medley relay … most valuable distance runner in track for 2013
Personal
Hannah Shea Chamblin … daughter of Lois and Jack Chamblin and sister
of Brandt … born March 25, 1995 in Memphis Tennessee … entering
Chattanooga with an interest in Physical Therapy.
CHAMBLIN’S PERSONAL RECORDS
400m
1:01.49
800m
2:19.40
1600m
5:27.93
3200m
12:32.22
5K
20:19.00

2012-13
Cross Country
Named all-conference with a sixth place finish at the Southern Conference
Championships ... placed 51st at the NCAA South Region Championships
... claimed the title at the PowerAde and Front Runner Invitationals ...
placed 18th at the Greater Louisville Classic.

COTTER’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
2-mile
11:25.85 10/13/12
Indoor Track
5K
17:47.79 10/27/12
Placed second and PR’d in the Mile at the Valentine Invitational ...
6K
21:19.8
11/9/12
competed in the 3000m run at the Kentucky McCravy Memorial.
Indoor Track
Mile
5:04.10
2/9/13
Outdoor Track
3000m
9:51.41
Named All-Conference in the 1500 meter run with a third place finish Outdoor Track
... placed fourth in the 800 meter run at the USF Bulls Invitational, the
800m
2:13.85
4/20/13
Catamount Classic and the Boston-Moon Classic.
1500m
4:31.63
Recipient of the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal for
Academics ... named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... named to the
UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ...
posted a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester.

2011-12
Indoor Track
Named All-Conference in the 5000 meter with a third place finish at
the Southern Conference Championships ... posted a PR 9:51.41 in the
3000m at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... placed fourth in the 800m at
the Valentine Invitational ... placed second in the Mile at the Blue Raider
Inviatational.
Outdoor Track
Earned All-Conference honors in the 1500m run with a third place finish
at the Southern Conference Championships ... posted a best time of
4:31.63 in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.

High School
Three-year member of the cross country team and four-year member
of the track and field team … three-time state qualifier in cross country
… qualified for state track … named all-conference … named All-Area in
cross country three times … received back-to-back cross country Runner
Received “Comeback Player of the Year” award at the Scrappy’s ... Named of the Year awards.
to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in both the Fall
and Spring semesters ... named to the Southern Conference All-Academic Ranked third in class … officer in the National Honors Society … maintained
Team.
a 4.0 GPA
2009-10
Indoor Track
Ran the 800 meter at the Southern Conference Championships ... placed
fourth in the Mile at the Valentine Invitational.

Outdoor Track
Placed third in the 800 meter at the Emory Invitational ... member of third
place 4x800 meter relay team ... ran the 1500 meter at the Yellow Jacket
Invitational (13th) and the Sea Ray Relays (15th).

High School
2009: 6th at Best of Preps in the 800 … 2010 Chattanooga Times Free
Press cross country Best of Preps Runner of the Year… 2010 cross country
region champion… led her team to region runners-up and to Rhea
County’s debut at the TSSAA State cross country championships… placed
11th at the TSSAA cross country championships with a time of 19:38…
Rhea County’s first ever female All-State cross country performer…
district runner-up and Runner of the Year… 2010 Track: Represented Rhea
County at the TSSAA track and field championships in the 3,200 and 4x8
relay…2011 Chattanooga Times Free Press cross country Best of Preps,
region runner-up… led Rhea County to first ever region title… placed 16th
at TSSAA state cross country championships… All-Region…2011 Track
Best of Preps Champion in the 3,200 and runner-up in the 800…2012
Chattanooga Times Free Press cross country Best of Preps… region
runner-up… led team to second region championship…All-Region… 2012
Track Section Runner-Up in 4x8… 14th at TSSAA state track and field
championships in the 4x8 ... Backyard Invite two-time champion and
record holder (cross country) … school record holder in the 5k, 3,200,
1,600, and 800 ... Member of the Grove’s Expressive Worship Team.
Personal
Madalyn Corrine Garland … Daughter of Tonia Swafford and Robert
Swafford and John Garland and Holly Garland ... sister of Camey Swafford,
Josiah Garland, and Abigail Garland.
GARLAND’S PERSONAL RECORDS
800m
2:26
1600m
5:33
3200m
12:01
5K
19:37

2012-13
Indoor Track
Placed eighth in the 800m run at the Blue Raider Invitational ... finished
11th in the Mile at the Valentine Invitational ... competed in the 800m at
the league championships.
Outdoor Track
Claimed the title in the 1500m run at the Boston-Moon Classic ... placed
13th in the event at the Southern Conference Championships ... competed
in the 800m at the league championships.
Recorded a perfect 4.0 in the fall semester ... recipient of the Southern
Conference Commissioner’s Medal for Academics and named to the
SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... member of the SoCon Fall, Winter and
Spring All-Academic Teams ... named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletic
Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Georgia Southern Cross Country 2011
Set the all-time fastest time in Georgia Southern history for the 5K
(17:59.6) at the SoCon Championships...Was the first Eagle to cross the
line at five of six meets...Earned two Top-10 finishes including a fifth-place
(18:45) finish at the College of Charleston and a seventh-place (19:08.11)
finish at the Gamecock Invitational...Owns three of the Top-7 fastest
times in school history for the 5K.
High School
Six individual state championships in Track including the 800m, 1600m
and 4x400m Relay...Helped team win state championship in Track her
freshman, junior, and senior seasons, as well as the state championship
in Cross Country her senior year...Ten time letterwinner in Track (4), Cross
Country (4), and Swimming (2)...Member of Team Georgia...Ran for Coach
Heather Ott...Member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society.
Personal
Full name is Rebecca Darsey Greenwall...born on August 19, 1993, in
Athens, Ga. ... daughter of Bruce and Michele Greenwall...sister of Seth,
Sarah and twin-sister Rachel (also a current team member)...majoring in
Nursing.
GREENWALL’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5K
17:59.6
Indoor Track
800m
2:21.70
2/2/13
Mile
5:23.95
2/9/13
Outdoor Track
800m
2:18.96
4/20/13
1500m
4:44.32
4/13/13

2012-13
Cross Country
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team with a 22nd place
finish at the league championships ... placed fourth at the Front Runner
Invitational ... finished 79th at the NCAA South Region Championships.

2012-13
Indoor Track
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team in the 800 meter
run ... placed ninth in the 400m at the Blue Raider Invitational ... posted a
PR in the 800m at the SoCon Championships.

Indoor Track
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team for her
performance in the 5000m at the league championships ... won the
3000m at the Valentine Invitational.

Outdoor Track
Recorded a PR in the 800m at the Southern Conference Championships ...
placed ninth in the event at the Boston-Moon Classic.

Outdoor Track
Placed second in the 3000m Steeplechase at the USF Bulls Invitational
with a time of 11:14.90.
Recipient of the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal for
Academics ... named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... named to the
UTC Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both sememsters.
Dunbarton High School
named the cross country and track and field MVP in 2011-12 ... placed
10th in the 3000m at the OFSAA (Provincials) for track and field ... top
place finish at LOSSA (Regionals) in the same event the following year
... fourth at the OFSAA Central Regionals in both the 3000m and 1500m
in 2011 ... 15th in the 3000m at OFSAA ... 2011 LOSSA cross country
champion ... 2011 Dwyer Invitational champion ... placed 18th overall at
OFSAA ... claimed the 1500m title at the 2012 Sacred Heart Track and
Field Championships ... graduated with Honors through all four years ...
received the 2012 certificate of business achievement ... received the
2011 and 2012 Dunbarton High School Fitness Award
Personal
Teghan Henderson … daughter of Randy and Lesagh Henderson ...
younger sister of Zach ... born December 19 in Pickering, Ontario.
HENDERSON’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
2 mile
11:33.97 10/13/12
5K
18:20.09 10/27/12
6K
21:50.1
11/9/12
Indoor Track
Mile
5:05.53
1/26/13
3000m
10:11.00
2/9/13
5000m
17:28.61
2/22/13
Outdoor Track
3000m SC
11:14.90
3/15/13

Recipient of the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal for
Academics ... named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... named to the
UTC Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both sememsters.
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
Began competing with the high school varsity team as an eighth grader
... four-time TSSAA State track and field competitor ... helped lead Martin
Luther King, Jr., to three consecutive TSSAA State Championship (2010,
2011, 2012) ... team was 2009 state runner-up ... placed third in the
800 meter run with a PR of 2:20.29 at the 2011 state championships ...
qualified for four running events at the 2012 championships to lead team
to state title ... member of state champion 4x200 meter and 4x400 meter
relay teams ... 4x800m relay team placed third ... fifth in the 800m ...
selected to the All-Midstate Track team in 2011 and 2012 ... member
of the 4x800m team that finished Runner-Up at the 2009 National
USATF Junior Olympic Track meet ... four-year member of the varsity
cheerleading squad ... served as captain in both her junior and senior
years ... National Beta Club member ... member of the MNPS High School
Honors Orchestra in 2011-12
Personal
Kiaana Howard ... daughter of Lisa Stewart and George Howard, III ...
sister of George, IV and J’Nae.
HOWARD’S PERSONAL RECORDS
Indoor Track
400m
1:02.30
12/8/12 Christmas Invitational
800m
2:22.82
2/22/13 SoCon Championships
Outdoor Track
800m
2:19.91
4/20/13 SoCon Championships

2012-13
Cross Country
Ran a PR of 21:25.35 at the Southern Conference Championships ...
placed 26th at the PowerAde Invitational and 31st at the Front Runner
Invitational.
Indoor Track
Posted a PR time in the 800m at the Valentine Invitational.
Outdoor Track
Competed in the 800m at the Boston-Moon Classic with a PR ... posted a
PR in the 1500 meter run at the Catamount Classic

2012-13
Indoor Track
Competed in the 400m and the 800m ... recorded a PR in the 800m at the
Kentucky McCravy Memorial ... ran the 800m at the Southern Conference
Championships.
Outdoor Track
Competed in the 800m and the 1500m ... ran a PR in the 800m at the
Catamount Classic ... PR’d in the 1500m at the USF Bulls Invitational with
a time of 5:09.04.
2011-12
Cross Country
Ran the two-mile Front Runner Invitational placing 24th.

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2013-14 CHATTANOOGA CROSS COUNTRY • TRACK & FIELD
Indoor Track
Posted her career-high 2:27.64 in the 800m at the Blue Raider Invitational
… placed 39th in the 800m at the prestigious Greater Louisville Classic …
finished seventh at the Valentine Invitational in the 800m.
Outdoor Track
Competed in the 800m at the USF Bulls Invitational posting a career-best
2:28.37 … ran the 800m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and the Boston
Moon Invitational.

Named to the UTC Dean’s List in the Spring semester ... named to the
UTC Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters ... member of the
Southern Conference All-Academic Team.

Ambria Reese

High School
Three-time medalist at the state track championships ... placed 7th in the
800 meters in 2008 and 2009 ... placed 8th in the 800 meters in 2011 ...
member of the 8th place 4x800 meter team in 2008 ... 800 meter PR: 2:21
... Girl's track team won district title two years in a row ... member of the
volleyball team and was a three-time all-district award winner, 2009-11.

5-3 • Junior
Memphis, Tennessee
Arlington High School
Middle Distance

Personal
Jessica Lynn Philpott ... born June 7 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. ... daughter of
Shelba and Darin Philpott ... sister Jenna runs track at Tennessee Tech ...
2012-13
Marketing major.
Indoor Track
Competed in the 400m and the 800m in the Indoor season ... posted a PR
PHILPOTT’S PERSONAL RECORDS
time of 1:02.63 in the 400 meter dash at the Kentucky McCravy Memorial
Cross Country
... placed fifth in the 800m at the Christmas Invitational ... recorded a PR
2-mile 14:31
10/15/11 Front Runner Invitational
time of 2:25.51 in the 800 meter run at the Blue Raider Invitational.
Indoor Track
400m
800m
Outdoor Track
800m
1500m

1:03.86
2:21.41

2/2/13 Blue Raider Invitational
1/26/13 Kentucky McCravy Memorial

2:23.04
5:09.04

3/23/13 Catamount Classic
3/15/13 USF Bulls Invitational

Katie Ray

5-3 • Freshman
Knoxville, Tennessee
Halls High School
Distance

Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... named to the
SoCon Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic teams ... named to the UTC
Dean’s List in the spring.
2011-12
Indoor Track
Member of the DMR team at the Southern Conference Championships
… posted a career-high time of 2:27.28 in the 800m at the prestigious
Greater Louisville Classic … ran the 400m and was on the 4x440 yard
team at the Blue Raider Invitational and ran the 800m at the Valentine
Invitational.
Outdoor Track
Member of the 4x800 meter state champion relay team as a junior ...
member of state runner-up 4sx400
Named to UTC’s Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in both
the Fall and Spring semesters ... named to the Southern Conference AllAcademic Team.

High school
Cross country and track and field captain senior year… during her first
ever cross country season she placed first at the Norris Dam cross country
meet and placed second at Johnson University meet out of a field of
more than 25 teams… placed 41st in her debut at the Foot Locker South
Regional... school record holder in the 1600, 3200, 5k, 800 … member of
4x400m school record team… transitioned from soccer to cross country
in her senior season.

High School
Member of the 4x800 meter state champion relay team as a junior ...
member of state runner-up 4sx400 meter relay team as a sophomore
... named team MVP for both cross country and track and field in her
junior and senior years ... named the Most Athletic Female as a senior
... member of the volleyball team as a freshman ... member of HOSA in
sophomore and junior years ... four-year member of the Honor Roll.

Tutored fellow athletes and was a member of the Honor Society …
volunteered at the Children’s Hospital weekly in Knoxville.

High School
Joined the track team in 2012 as a junior … led 4x100 and 4x200 meter
relay teams to the subsection title in 2012 … member of subsection and
section champion 4x400 meter relay team, placed seventh at the state
tournament … as a senior, led the 4x400 meter team to a 10th place
finish at state, the title at subsection and runner-up status at the sections
… 4x200 meter team member claiming the subsection title, runner-up
at section and 14th place in the state tournament … member of school
record holding 4x400m relay team (4:03.51) … member of the school
record holding 4x200 meter relay team (1:46.96) … member of school
record holding 4x100m relay team (51.31)

High School
Four-year letterwinner in cross country … named team captain senior year
… broke school record as a freshman … cross country MVP as a freshman
… four-time cross country sectional competitor ... placed 19th at the
TSSAA 2-AAA and A-AA championship running a 21:12.50 in the 5000m …
ran a 20:35.00 in the event at the Foot Locker South Region meet … fouryear letterwinner in track and field … served as team captain senior year
… two-time TSSAA State competitor in the 4x400m and the 4x800m relays
… member of the school record 4x800m team … ran a PR of 5:05.65 in the
1500m at the AAU National Junior Olympics Championships, placing 11th
… claimed the title in the 800m with a PR of 2:24.39 at the Volunteer Track
Classic … placed sixth in the 800m at the TSSAA AAA Section 1, Section in
the 800m.
Four time STAR Character Athlete award winner … member of FCA
and Anchor Club … voted Most Athletic in senior class … three year
letterwinner in basketball.
Personal
Chandler Brooke Rogers … daughter of Chris and Lea Ann Rogers … born
February 3 in Knoxville, Tenn. … one older brother, Cole and one younger
brother, Caden … Nutrition major.
ROGER’S PERSONAL RECORDS
400m
1:00.50
800m
2:24.39
1500m
5:05.65
1600m
5:28.86
5K
20:08.96

High School
Four-year member of the cross country and track teams … named allconference as a freshman (2010) in cross country … was a member of the
4x800m relay team that placed sixth at the TSSAA AAA state track meet …
finished third in the 800m at the state finals with a PR of 2:20.64 … placed
fourth in the 800m at the state meet and on the eighth place 4x400
meter relay team … helped lead Dobyns-Bennett to the conference and
sectional titles in her senior year and led the team to the state runner-up
title … served as captain of the varsity track squad … Wendy’s High School
Heisman Nominee ... Member of the National Honors Society.
Personal
Mary Elizabeth Smith … daughter of Chad and Rosemary Smith … born in
Kingsport, Tenn. … has a younger sister, Abby Smith.
SMITH’S PERSONAL RECORDS
800m
2:20.20
1600m
5:40.23
5K
20:41.00

Jasmine Snell

5-8 • Freshman
Nashville, Tennessee
John Overton High School
Sprints

5-2 • Junior
Winchester, Tennessee
St. Andrew’s - Sewanee
Distance

2012-13
Cross Country
Placed sixth at the Front Runner Invitational with a two-mile time of 12:17
... Posted a PR of 19:07.10 in the 5-kilometer at the Southern Conference
Championships.
Outdoor Track
Ran a PR 4:57.04 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 1500m ... placed
fourth in the 1500m at the Boston Moon Invitational ... placed fifth in the
3000m at the USF Bulls Invitational ... competed in the 10,000m at the
Southern Conference Championships.
Named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in both
the Fall and Spring semesters ... named to the Southern Conference AllAcademic Team.
2011-12
Cross Country
Placed third at the PowerAde Invitational ... finished sixth at the Front
Runner Invitational with a PR in the 2-mile event ... placed 68th at the
Southern Conference Championships despite falling and struggling across
the finish line ... placed 99th at the NCAA South Region.
Outdoor Track
Competed in the 1500m and the 10,000 meter events ... placed fourth
in the 1500 meter run at the Boston-Moon Classic ... posted a PR time of
4:56.57 in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... placed 12th in
the 10,000m at the Southern Conference Championships with a PR time
of 37:53.86.
Recipient of the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal for
Academics ... named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ...
earned a spot on the SoCon Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams
... named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both
semesters.

High School
Member of 4x400m team that placed third at the 2013 Sectional Track and Field
... fourth at TSSAA State Track and Field Championship Prelims 2013 in 4x400m ... St. Andrew’s - Sewanee
placed sixth at TSSAA State Track and Field Championship senior year in 4x400m Three-time cross country MVP, 2007, 2008, 2010 ... region and state
champion in 2007 and 2008 ... won the Coach's Award for softball in 2009
Member of Honor Society, Beta Club, Best Buddies, and the National Society ... Coach's Award recipient for track in 2011 ... member of the Honor Roll
of High School Scholars … graduated with Honors and received the one of the ... Class Representative ... member of the Honor Council.
Principal’s Awards at graduation.
Personal
Keeley Ann Stewart ... born May 15 in Nashville, Tenn. ... daughter of
Bridig Stewart and Kevin Stewart ... has on younger sister Rachel ... PreK-3
major.

High School
Forest Invitational champion … posted a PR of 20:39 in the 5K at the
MCSAA Championships … named all-state as a senior at the State
Championships … named to the All Mid-State team Class A-AA … threetime Most Valuable Runner for Webb … named MVP runner for cross
country in 2012 … two-time captain as a junior and senior.
Head Lifeguard at DW Wilson in Tullahoma, Tenn., for two years … had
two art pieces exhibited at the Tennessee Renaissance Center in 2012
Personal
Daughter of Dede and Mike York ... Older sister of John & James York

High School
Member of the 4x100 meter and 4x200 meter relay teams … member YORK’S PERSONAL RECORDS
of the 13th place 4x100m team as a freshman and 14th place team as
5K
20:39.59
a sophomore at the TSSAA Sub-State meet … 4x200 meter team placed
13th in 2011 in the TSSAA Sub-State meet … placed seventh in the 100
meter dash as a senior at the TSSAA Region meet and sixth in the 200
meter dash … as a junior, played on the high school and AAU basketball
teams … member of the National Honors Society … recipient of the
TSSAA Award for academics … received the Military and Athletic Award …
Hancock Scholar’s Award winner … selected Most Athletics of her senior
class.
Personal
Jaya Denise Turner … daughter of Sharon Miles-Walker and Jeff Turner …
sister of Terrell Turner, Travis Turner, and Jamya Turner.
TURNER’S PERSONAL RECORDS
100m
12.83
200m
26.08

2006 to over $100 million in 2012, all
while state funding was reduced. At the
Ohio Board of Regents, Angle helped
lead the development of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Complete
College Ohio,â&#x20AC;? a plan in conjunction
with adult career centers, community
colleges, and universities across Ohio
to raise graduation rates and provide
well-qualified workers for the state.

Dr. Steve Angle assumed his role
as Chancellor and the 17th leader
of The University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga on July 1, 2013.
Prior to coming to UTC, Angle served
as Senior Vice President at Wright
State University in Dayton, Ohio, and
Executive in Residence at the Ohio
Board of Regents (2012-2013). Prior to
this appointment, he was the University
Provost and a Professor of Chemistry
(2007-2012).
He earned a B.A. degree in Chemistry
from the University of California, Irvine
(1978) and a M.S. degree in Organic
Chemistry from the University of
California, Los Angeles (1981), before
returning to UC-Irvine for his Ph.D. in
Organic Chemistry (1984).
While at Wright State, Angle oversaw
an increase of research and sponsored
program awards from $64 million in

Dr. Jerald Ainsworth
Senior Vice Chancellor
Academic Affairs/Provost

Angle has had numerous research
publications featured in periodicals
such as Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Tetrahedron Letters, and Journal of the
American Chemical Society. He has
also made 142 research presentations
across the country.
During his time as a professor, Angle
was the major professor to 21 Ph.D.
students, advisor and mentor to nine
post-doctoral scholars, and was also
mentor to 25 students who carried out
research in the Angle Laboratory.

Before his tenure at Wright State,
Angle served as Dean of the College of
Natural and Agricultural Sciences and
Director of the Agricultural and Natural
Resources Program at the University
of California, Riverside (2001-2007). He is married to Dr. Dominique
While at UC Riverside, he also served Belanger, and is the father of three:
as interim Dean and Director (2000- Brad, Ian, and Zoe.
2001), Associate
Dean for Physical
and Mathematical
Sciences at the
College of Natural
and Agricultural
Sciences (19972000), and a
faculty member in
chemistry (19862007).Angle served
as a Postdoctoral
R e s e a r c h
Associate at
the University
of Wisconsin,
Madison (19841986).

Dr. Richard Brown
Vice Chancellor
Finance & Ops

Dr. John Delaney
Vice Chancellor
Student Development

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Chuck Cantrell

Assistant Vice Chancellor
University Relations

Terry Denniston
Chief of Staff

DAVID BLACKBURN
VICE CHANCELLOR & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
A 1990 graduate of the University of
Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science
in Education, Blackburn has over
two decades of experience in college
athletics.
He began his career at
Tennessee in 1993 working with thenhead football coach Phillip Fulmer,
serving in a variety of roles within the
program. He held his most recent
position since 2008 as direct oversight
of Vols football and its senior-level
administrator.

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Interim Chancellor Dr. Grady Bogue
and Chancellor-elect Dr. Steven Angle
announced David Blackburn as the
institution’s new Vice Chancellor and
Director of Athletics on April 20, 2013.
Blackburn most recently served as
the Senior Associate Athletics Director
for Administration at the University of
Tennessee where he was member of
the Volunteers’ executive staff.
Blackburn jumped right into his new
role, making two high-profile hires in
less than a month on the job. On May
10, 2013, he announced Hall of Famer
Jim Foster as the new coach of the Lady
Mocs basketball program. Four days
later, he introduced Will Wade as the
new men’s basketball coach at UTC.
Both hires were met with enthusiasm
and excitement in the Scenic City and
quickly showed that Blackburn’s skills
and experience give him the ability to
find the right fit for the Mocs. He has
certainly impressed the Chattanooga
faithful heading into his first season
leading the Mocs.

Laura Herron

Senior Associate
Athletics Director

Matt Pope

Senior Associate
Athletics Director

At Tennessee, Blackburn served as
the athletic department liaison to the
Thornton Center, the student-athlete
academic support unit.
He was
appointed to participate in various
search committees for head coaches
and upper level departmental staff.
He also participated in the design and
construction of Tennessee’s new $48
million football training center.
In August of 2003,
Blackburn
made
a
transition
into
fundraising
and
became the Assistant
Athletic Director for
Development.
During
his
tenure
working
in
fundraising,
the
Volunteer
Athletic
Scholarship Fund saw
record growth in all
areas. Most noted was
total athletic gifts more
than doubling from
$19.5 million in 2003 to
over $41 million in 2007.

Andrew Horton

Also, he helped secure an $84 million
multi-media rights contract with Host
Communications.
In 2007, Blackburn was promoted
to Associate Athletic Director for
Administration where he broadened
his scope of athletic department
management serving on then-Athletic
Director
Mike
Hamilton’s
senior
management team. That appointment
included oversight of the track and
field program, the swimming and
diving teams, facility operations, sports
medicine, strength and conditioning,
equipment operations, and event
management.
A native of Loudon, Tenn., Blackburn is
married to the former Andrea Radel of
Albion, Mich. They have two daughters,
Emma and Charlee.

To the Media
The Chattanooga Athletics Communications and Media
Relations staff appreciates your interest in Mocs soccer
and invites you to catch all the excitement at Finley
Stadium this season. Please let us know if we can facilitate
your coverage in any way. For additional information,
interviews or photographs, contact Anne Wehunt in the
Athletics Communications office at (423) 425-4618.
Credentials
Press credentials will be issued to working members of
the media only. Please direct all requests for credentials
to Anne Wehunt or Jay Blackman in the Chattanooga
Athletics Communications office at least 24 hours in
advance.
Player Interviews
All player interviews must be arranged through the
Athletics Communications office. All interviews will take
place after practice unless otherwise arranged.
Coach Interviews
The best time to reach Coach J.D. Kyzer is between 9
a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday by contacting
the Athletics Communications office. You must contact
the Athletics Communications office for an interview
with Coach Kyzer.
Practice Coverage
Any media member wishing to cover practice sessions is
welcome to do so. We would appreciate advance notice
when you are planning to attend in order to provide
premier service.

Over the last seven years, UTC has won 19
regular season and 26 tournament championships in the Southern Conference, far more than
any other school during that time. After finishing
in the top-100 in the Learfield Sports Directors’
Cup in 2009, the Mocs had their third-best showing at No. 136 in 2011. Here is a brief list of
some of UTC’s major accomplishments in 201213.
• Four SoCon Team Championships
• Six Teams Represented in the Postseason
• Three All-Americans
• One Academic All-American
• Two Southern Conference Athletes of the Year
• Two Southern Conference Freshmen of the Year
• Three Southern Conference Coaches of the Year
• Five SoCon Individual Champions
• 40 All-SoCon Performers

Steven Fox won the 2012 U.S. Amateur Champi- Senior Paula Passmore was named the Southonship at Cherry Hills. He went on to play in the ern Conference Libero of the Year for the second time in her career.
Masters, U.S. Open and British Open.

Z. Mason was an All-SoCon performer for the Agathe Sauzon won the 2013 Southern Con- Trevor Janssen finished 18th at the SoCon
men’s basketball team, leading the Mocs in ference Women’s Golf Championship, leading Cross Country Championships to claim the
UTC to its fourth-straight team title.
league’s Freshman of the Year Award.
scoring at 14.9 ppg.

Josh Condon won the SoCon title at 157 Davis Tull was named the 2012 SoCon Defen- Ashlen Dewart was named the SoCon Tournapounds. He posted five pins in six SoCon sive Player of the Year after leading the league ment MVP after leading the Lady Mocs to their
with a school-record 12.5 sacks.
ninth SoCon title in the last 15 years.
matches in the regular season.

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ACADEMICALLY

The Mocs’ student-athletes continue to have
tremendous success in the classroom. Below
are just a few of the Academic accolades UTC
received last year:
• Over half of all UTC student-athletes earned
at least a 3.0 grade-point-average in each of the
last eight semesters.
• The Mocs tied a school record with 11 squads
posting a 3.0 team g.p.a. in both the fall and
spring semesters.
• Men’s cross country had a school record 3.84
g.p.a. in the spring and the No. 2 g.p.a. in the
nation last season.
• UTC has had at least a 2.9 cumulative studentathlete g.p.a. for six consecutive semesters.

Christina Teter became the 14th Moc in school Morgan Buchanan won the Dayle May Award
history to be named Capital One Academic All- for having the highest cumulative g.p.a.
American by CoSIDA.
among the senior student-athletes at UTC.

Adam Miller is the first two-time CoSIDA Capi- Senior Dean Pavlou was an Academic All-NW- Senior Kayla Christopher had a 4.0 g.p.a. and
tal One Academic All-District honoree for the CA honoree.
led the Lady Mocs to the 2013 Southern ConMocs football program.
ference Championship.

SOCIALLY
The Chattanooga Mocs Athletics Department
is heavily involved in community events throughout the year. UTC student-athletes, coaches
and staff logged over 1,800 hours volunteering in
the community over the last year at events such
as canned food drives, the Freshman MoveIn, Bloodanooga, Clean and Green and Read
Across America.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
(SAAC) plans many of the Athletic Department’s
community events. The Mocs have a presence
at Chattanooga’s Special Olympics events each
year. UTC student-athletes also host many
events that engage the local community, such as
the 2012 Southern Scuffle.

As a part of the National Girls and Women in Members of the Mocs wrestling team take part Members of the track & field/cross country
Sports Day, UTC hosted the ‘Play, Believe, in the Annual ‘Read Across America’ event in teams pack meals at the Feed My Starving ChilAchieve’ event.
Chattanooga.
dren MobilePak.

Goals of Mocs Athletics Student Support Services
• To support each student athlete’s effort to receive a quality
education.
• To encourage and facilitate the goals for each studentathlete’s career path.
• To ensure that the academic integrity of UTC is maintained.
• To comply with all rules and regulations of UTC, the
Southern Conference and the NCAA.
• To help ensure the continuing athletic eligibility during a
student-athlete’s years at UTC.

Located in McKenzie Arena, the Mocs’ computer lab gives student-athletes a
convenient place to study, receive tutoring help and complete assignments.

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LAWSON CENTER
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

Scott Brincks
Director of Athletic Performance

Cara Van Dorn
Director of Olympic Sports

Ron Dickson
Assistant Director

Greg Goldin
Asst. Director of Olympic Sports

The $3.2 million Brenda Lawson Student-Athlete Success Center opened in
2009 and houses the Wolford Family Strength & Conditioning Center.

The Wolford Family Strength and Conditioning Center has all of the
state-of-the-art weight training equipment.

Brincks works with former DB Chris Lewis-Harris in the Wolford
Family Strength & Conditioning Center at the Mocs annual Pro Day.

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The $3.2 million Brenda Lawson Student-Athlete Success
Center is one of the finest facilities of its kind in college
athletics. The Center, located on Vine Street in the heart of
campus, houses the Chattem Basketball Practice Facility and
the Wolford Family Strength and Conditioning Facility. Also
located in the Center are meeting and film rooms that are
available for all Mocs’ athletic programs to use.
Director of Athletic Performance Scott Brincks and his staff
use the facility to increase the Mocs football team’s overall
strength and conditioning level. Through rigorous offseason
workouts, and programs to maintain peak performance during
the season, the Lawson Center and Wolford Family Strength
and Conditioning Facility will impact the Mocs’ performance
on the field for years to come.

The training room in McKenzie Arena serves the Mocs studentathletes with state-of-the-art equipment.

Joe Baugham
Asst. Trainer

Bryan Gray
Asst. Trainer

Ian Carruthers
Graduate Asst.

The Mocs have an excellent relationship with nearby Erlanger
Hospital, providing top-quality care to all UTC student-athletes.

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Sarah Rabe
Sr. Athletic Trainer

Jessica Pierce
Asst. Trainer

Sharon West
Graduate Asst.

Matt Tipton
Asst. Trainer

Colby Keegan
Graduate Asst.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Sports
Medicine Program provides prevention, care, and
rehabilitation services for all student-athletes. UTC has
two athletic training rooms that serve all athletic teams.
Thanks to funding from Erlanger Hospital, the athletic
training rooms are equipped with the most up-to-date
rehabilitation equipment including a Biodex Isokinetic
Unit, a Neurocom for balance testing and training, and
a Trazer unit for functional rehabilitation. In addition, the
Chattanooga Group, Inc., provides therapeutic modalities
for use as both rehabilitation equipment and instructional
devices for students enrolled in the Graduate Athletic
Training Program.
The Graduate Athletic Training Program at UTC
plays a major role in providing certified athletic trainers
to insure that student-athletes are well taken care of. The
entry-level masters program is one of few programs in the
country that allows students to earn a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree
while they gain eligibility to sit for the Board of Certification
Exam. Members of the athletics department and the
graduate program staff the athletic training rooms. They
work together to insure quality health care for all Mocs
student-athletes and quality academic instruction for
athletic training students in the graduate program.

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MOCS MISSION
& CORE VALUES

OUR MISSION
We guide, encourage and support our student-athletes
in their quest for comprehensive excellence - academically, athletically and socially. Above all else, we prepare
students for meaningful and productive lives.
CORE VALUES
Six core values guide and govern our actions at all times.
Integrity: We can be counted upon to ‘do the right thing.’
Respect: We treat ourselves and others with dignity and
respect.
Positive Attitude: We expect the best of ourselves and
others.
Premier Service: We work together to take care of people.
Accountability: We are an important part of a great
team.
Continuous Improvement: We are always learning
and seeking a ‘better way.’
FOR ALL FANS OF MOCS ATHLETICS AND MOCS CLUB MEMBERS
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department
considers total compliance with NCAA and Southern Conference rules to
be one of the highest priorities of our institution.
We sincerely appreciate your support of Mocs Athletics and are
committed to educating our fans and boosters about the rules that regulate
your relationships with our student-athletes as even the best-intentioned
action on your part may be a violation of NCAA rules.
Basic “do’s” and “don’ts” can be found in the Compliance section of our
website, www.gomocs.com. If you have questions, please do not hesitate
to contact Marquita Armstead, Director for Compliance, at (423) 425-5577.
Thank you for your support and GO MOCS!

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ACADEMICALLY
• Over last 10 semesters, the studentathlete grade point average has risen
from 2.51 (Spring 2007) to 2.97.
• 57 student-athletes earned degrees in
2011-12.
• 59 student-athletes named to the fall,
winter and spring Academic All-Southern
Conference Teams.
ATHLETICALLY
• Three teams won SoCon titles in
2011-12, wrestling, men’s golf and
women’s golf. Seven teams - women’s
basketball (WNIT), men’s and women’s
cross country, wrestling, men’s and
women’s golf and softball competed in
postseason play.
• Individually, the Mocs had three AllAmericans, two SoCon Athletes of the
Year, seven SoCon Champions, three
SoCon Freshmen of the Year and one
SoCon Coach of the Year. Chattanooga
also brought home 36 All-SoCon honors,
while 18 student-athletes made various
SoCon All-Freshmen teams.
SOCIALLY
• The Mocs volunteered at numerous
community events throughout the year,
including National Volunteer Week,
Special Olympics, Read Across America
and many more.
• The Mocs looked to expand their
presence in the surrounding areas with
Caravan trips to Atlanta and Nashville.
Not to forget their closest fans, the
student-athletes again took part in
Operation Move-In, helping freshmen
unload into their dorms to begin the fall
semester.
• Being engaged in the community
can extend past volunteering. The
Mocs created a stir with a number of
creative marketing ideas, including the
Go Blue Be Gold football game against
Jacksonville State , the Black Out men’s
basketball game against Furman, Phillip
D. Glass donning a football helmet for
the second year in a row and having the
No. 2 rated football media guide in the
nation.

WHAT’S A MOC?
THE EVOLUTION OF THE MASCOT

THE ANSWER
For more than a decade, this question has puzzled many
fans and observers of Chattanooga Athletics.
The UTC Athletics Department changed logos in 1997,
moving away from Native American imagery to a package of
logos using railroad images, the nickname “Mocs,” and the
Scrappy mascot. The new package emphasized UTC’s connection to Chattanooga and the city’s railroad heritage and
incorporated the Tennessee
state bird.
The term “Moc” is short
for “Mockingbird.” Mockingbirds are fiercely territorial
creatures which protect their Introduced in 2008, the new-look
homes with courage, deter- Scrappy has a sharper and more modern feel, mirroring the growth and immination and skill. Those attri- age of UTC Athletics.
butes reflect the intellect, spirit
and character of UTC studentathletes and alumni. A Moc is
a champion on the playing
surface, in the classroom and,
most importantly, in life.
SCRAPPY
Named after legendary football coach A.C. “Scrappy” Moore,
Scrappy, the Chattanooga mascot, is a fixture for the Mocs. A
re-design in 2008 puts Scrappy in the image of the State Bird
of Tennessee, a mockingbird. The mockingbird is known as
a fierce protector of its nest and environment. It is sometimes
seen swooping down on a dog, cat or predator that may be
venturing too close to the bird’s protected territory. Once
described by “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon as “a sledgehammer wielding mockingbird with a heart of Blue & Gold,”
Scrappy symbolizes that competitive passion.

WHY MOCS?

Faced with politically sensitive issues and in need of a stronger core identity to help establish a strong brand as Chattanooga’s
Team, the athletics department embarked on a comprehensive
identity program in 1996. A new direction for the athletics identity
was determined, moving away from the politically incorrect Native
American Indian imagery.
Several identities have been used in the past. With the old
nickname “Moccasins,” a snake was used in the 1920s and an
Indian was used until the year of major change in 1996. A moccasin shoe was even used in the
1980s.
In 1996, it was decided to
adopt the State Bird of Tennessee, the Mockingbird, as the
core of the new identity, while
incorporating the strong regional
imagery of Chattanooga’s vast
railroad history. The mascot
“Scrappy” was born and a new
emphasis was placed on the
athletics department’s role in the The “Power C” logo is the primary
mark of Chattanooga Mocs Athletics.
region.
The committee also recognized the need for the word “Chattanooga” to have a great emphasis in the logo. The nickname “Moccasins” was shortened to
simply “Mocs.” Thus established, Chattanooga could rebuild its
athletics programs and initiatives around this new identity.
And rebuild it did. Quickly establishing the identity program in
February 1997, combined with tremendous success in the NCAA
Men’s Basketball Tournament, UTC had positioned itself to reach
for the next level.
From 1997 to 2007, the primary logo was the mascot, Scrappy, riding a train. The secondary logo features the front of a train
with the word Mocs built into the logo. This logo is affectionately
called the “Cowcatcher logo,” referring to the front lower grill of
the train that helped push objects from the train tracks.
In August 2007, officials at Chattanooga updated the school’s
marks. A new C logo, the “Power C” as it has become known to
fans and alums, was created as the primary mark and is emblazoned on the side of the football team’s helmets. The secondary
marks were updated with a more modern look, and a new font,
unique to the school, is now used on the text areas of the logos
and marks.
In September 2008, Scrappy was re-branded to better
match the image of a mockingbird and reflect the rich tradition of our state, our city and
our University. New marks of
the head as well as a full body
were released. The program has
also been taking special efforts
to stay true to its color palette—
The Cowcatcher logo has been recentwhich includes navy blue and ly modified, but is still in use by UTC
Athletics.
old gold.

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SOUTHERN CONFERNECE
BEGINS 93RD SEASON

The Southern Conference, which begins its 93rd
season of intercollegiate competition in 2013, is a
national leader in emphasizing the development of the
student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders
and role models.
The Southern Conference has been on the forefront
of innovation and originality in developing creative
solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate
athletics. From establishing the first conference
basketball tournament (1921), to tackling the
issue of freshman eligibility (1922), to developing
women’s championships (1984), to becoming the first
conference to install the 3-point goal in basketball
(1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer.
The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest
NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only
the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the
Pac-12 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920)
conferences are older in terms of origination.
Academic excellence has been a major part of the
Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern
Conference student-athletes have been recognized
on Capital One Academic All-America and all-district
teams. A total of 20 Rhodes Scholarship winners have
been selected from conference institutions, including
Wofford volleyball player Rachel Woodlee, who earned
the honor last year.
The Conference currently consists of 11 members
in five states throughout the Southeast and sponsors
19 varsity sports and championships that produce
participants for NCAA Division I Championships.
The Southern Conference offices are located in
the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A
textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999,
Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers
the league first-class meeting areas and offices as well
as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s
historical documents.
Membership History
On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (SIAA)
30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to
establish the Southern Intercollegiate Conference.
On hand at the inaugural meeting were officials from
Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn),
Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology
(Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M
(Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina
State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee.
Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen as acting
chairman and N.W. Dougherty of Tennessee was
named secretary. The decision to form a new athletic
conference was motivated by the desire to have
a workable number of conference games for each
league member. With 30 schools in the SIAA by the
early 1920s, it was impossible to play every school at
least once during the regular season and many schools
went several years between playing some conference
members. In addition, in 1920, the SIAA voted down
proposed rules that an athlete must be in a college a
year before playing on its teams and refused to abolish
a rule permitting athletes to play summer baseball for
money.
Play began in the fall of 1921, and a year later, six

more schools joined the fledgling league, including
Tulane (which had attended the inaugural meeting
but had elected not to join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU),
Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI joined
in 1925 and Duke was added in 1929.
By the 1930s, membership in the Southern
Conference had reached 23 schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles
of Virginia Tech, president of the Southern Conference,
called the annual league meeting to order on Dec.
9, 1932, at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn.
Georgia’s Dr. Sanford announced that 13 institutions
west and south of the Appalachian Mountains were
reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference.
Members of the new league included Alabama,
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia,
Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of the South,
Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt.
According to the minutes of the meeting, Dr. Sanford
stated that the division was made along geographical
lines. Florida’s Dr. J.J. Tigert, acting as spokesman for
the withdrawing group, regretted the move but believed
it was necessary as the Southern Conference had
grown too large. The resignations were accepted and
the withdrawing schools formed the new league, which
began play in 1933.
The Southern Conference continued with
membership of 10 institutions, including Clemson,
Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina
State, South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and
Washington & Lee.
The second major shift occurred some 20 years
later. By 1952, the Southern Conference included 17
colleges and universities. Another split occurred when
seven schools – Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North
Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and
Wake Forest – departed to form the Atlantic Coast
Conference, which began play in 1953. The revamped
Southern Conference included members The Citadel,
Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond,
VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia
and William & Mary.
A third major shift occurred in 2012-13, when five
members announced their departures and three
schools were added. College of Charleston announced
its decision to leave for the Colonial Athletic Association
following the 2012-13 season, while Appalachian State
(Sun Belt), Davidson (Atlantic 10), Elon (Colonial)
and Georgia Southern (Sun Belt) announced they
would depart following the 2013-14 campaign. At
the Southern Conference’s 2013 spring meetings in
Hilton Head Island, S.C., the league officially extended
invitations to former members East Tennessee State
and VMI, as well as Mercer, to join the league for the
2014-15 academic year.
Today, the league continues to thrive with a
membership that includes 11 institutions and a footprint
that spans five states: Alabama, Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Current
league members are Appalachian State, The Citadel,
Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNCG,
Samford, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford.
Leadership
John Iamarino was officially named commissioner
of the conference on Jan. 2, 2006. Iamarino has

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promoted the Southern Conference through an
ambitious agenda that has improved championships,
upgraded compliance-related matters, launched
the conference’s Hall of Fame and increased the
marketing and brand awareness of the conference and
its member institutions. He has also guided the league
through its recent membership changes, ensuring the
Southern Conference’s future viability and stability with
the additions of East Tennessee State, Mercer and
VMI.
The Southern Conference named its first
commissioner in December 1950. Duke head football
coach Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue
Devil football coach to athletics administration as the
first person at the helm of the conference.
Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner
in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Germann
became the league head in 1974. Germann was
the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the
league’s expansion to include women’s athletics.
In 1987, he was succeeded by Dave Hart, who
spearheaded the transfer of the league office from
Charlotte, N.C., to Asheville, N.C.
Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement
in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern
Conference expanded to 12 members, added three
women’s sports and posted record revenue from
the basketball tournament. Waters was followed by
Alfred B. White in 1998. White, a veteran member of
the NCAA office, introduced the current conference
logo and elevated the conference’s commitment to
marketing and development of corporate partners.
Danny Morrison headed the conference from
2001-2005 and orchestrated the league’s move from
Asheville, N.C., to Spartanburg, S.C. Under Morrison’s
leadership, the conference increased its marketing and
promotional efforts.
Championship History
The first Southern Conference Championship was
the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in
1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament
to become the first recognized league champion in any
sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains
the oldest of its kind in college basketball.
Commissioner
Germann
spearheaded
the
Southern Conference’s expansion to include women’s
athletics during the 1983-84 season. That year, league
championships were held in volleyball, basketball
and tennis. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and
the league began holding indoor and outdoor track
championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference
instituted golf and softball championships in the spring
of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994.
The Germann Cup, named in honor of the former
commissioner, annually recognizes the top women’s
athletics programs in the conference. From its humble
beginnings, women’s athletics have become an integral
part of the Southern Conference and its success.
The Southern Conference declares champions
in 10 men’s sports – football, soccer, cross country,
basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and
field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf – and nine
women’s sports – soccer, volleyball, cross country,
basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and
field, tennis, golf and softball.